China has experienced in the space industry kerosene made from coal

Almaty. April 17. Silkroadnews - China first in the world uses in the space industry kerosene made from coal,  reported Xinhua news agency.
"The test area of ​​the 6th Institute of the China Space Technology (CASC) has recently successfully completed hot running in a rocket engine using kerosene obtained by direct liquefaction of coal", - said the publication with reference to the coal-mining corporation "Shenhua".
As noted, the new kerosene was developed in cooperation with the corporation CASC.
Corporation "Shenhua" a few years ago created in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region the world's first demonstration production line for direct liquefaction of coal, which is able to produce 1 million tons of fuel per year, which is considered as a potential replacement for space fuel.
Cooperation of corporations "Shenhua" and CASC began in 2013 after the conclusion of a framework agreement. Joint development of space kerosene soon yielded positive results. Before the official break-hot of the rocket engine were made the necessary preconditioning and testing.